Grafton public library
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Grafton Public Library is located in Grafton, Massachusetts
. The building was built in 1927 with money donated by Jerome Wheelock, a local inventor. The 2009 population estimate is over 17,700. According to its mission statement, GPL "strive[s] to provide our residents with equal opportunity to access resources that will satisfy individual educational, occupational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests."
GPL belongs to Massachusetts Library System
(MLS) and Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS).
Grafton residents who have library cards are eligible to borrow museum passes to various regional museums and parks.
The Friends of Grafton Public Library hold fundraisers and sponsor the Down Under Bookstore at the main branch.
Internet access, wifi, and word processing are available to the public.
Grafton, Massachusetts
Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,765 at the 2010 census. Grafton is the home of a Nipmuc village known as Hassanamisco Reservation, the Willard House and Clock Museum, and the Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine...
. The building was built in 1927 with money donated by Jerome Wheelock, a local inventor. The 2009 population estimate is over 17,700. According to its mission statement, GPL "strive[s] to provide our residents with equal opportunity to access resources that will satisfy individual educational, occupational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests."
GPL belongs to Massachusetts Library System
Massachusetts Library System
The Massachusetts Library System is "a state-supported collaborative" in Massachusetts with a mission to "foster ... cooperation, communication, innovation, and sharing among member libraries of all types" and "to provide regional services to libraries and residents." Members may include "public,...
(MLS) and Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS).
Services
GPL offers storytimes; PAWSing to Read, a reading program for children in grades one through three to boost their reading skills by partnering with an assistance dog or cat; and a home delivery program for residents who cannot use the facility for physical reasons.Grafton residents who have library cards are eligible to borrow museum passes to various regional museums and parks.
The Friends of Grafton Public Library hold fundraisers and sponsor the Down Under Bookstore at the main branch.
Internet access, wifi, and word processing are available to the public.